Pail or receptacle.



Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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'CHARLES THEURER, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 13, 1909.

Application filed September 18, 1907. Serial No. 892,688.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES THEURER, residing in Milwaukee in the count of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, ave invented new and useful Improvements in Pails or Receptacles, of Which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

My invention has relation to improvements in pails or receptacles especially adapted for ashes, garbage, and the like.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a construction wherein the. cover is capable of a sliding movement on thelegs of the Epivoted bail handle, whereby a person is ena led to lift the cover from engagement with the rim of the pail or receptacle, and then swing the handle on its pivots so as to throw the cover to'an open osition.

A further object contemp ated is the rovision not only of a cover slidable on the egs of the ail handle, but also the rovision for the pail handle itself being sli able up and down.

-'A still further object contemplates the I feature of the cover being also provided with lents, as hereinafter set forth.

a handle, whereby a person ma gras both handles at the same time, and t us brm the cover out of engagement with the rim 0 the pail, and the handle of the cover into enga ement with the handle of the pail, so that y then swinginglrthe pail handle on its pivots the cover 1s t own to an open osition.

With the above prima an other incidental objects in view, he invention consists of the devices and parts, or their equiva- In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is an elevation of a pail or receptacle embodyin my im rovements, and showing the slidab e han e in its lowest position, and the cover closed; Fig. 2 is a lan view of Fig. 1, part broken away; and ig). 3 is an elevation of a fragment ofthe ails owing the handle and cover raised, an also showing in dotted lines the handle and cover swung outwardly so as to bring the cover to an open position.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 4 indicates an ordinary form of ail or recep tacle, especially adapted for as es, garbage and the like, and provided with the usua cover 5, said cover having a central handle 6.

Secured to the rim or depending flange of the cover, and at diametrically opposite points thereof, are loops 7, 7 I which are each lines in Fig. 3.

preferably formed, at a desired distance a art laterally, with outwardly curved portions 8, 8 forming iding recesses.

Projectingfrom iametrical oppositepoints of the pail, and near the upper end thereof, are pivots 9, 9.

The handle of the pail consists of the top horizontal'portion and the depending lgfis, constitutin the usual bail form of han e, and prefera ly comprising the two an larly bent members 10, 10 and the oentr' hand portion 11 secured between the upturned ends of the horizontal portions of the angularly bent members by means of a pin 12. The depending legs of the members 10 of the pail handle pass throu h-the loops 7 of the cover, and each of said 'egs is provided longitudinally with two ribs 13, 13 which fit, and are adaptedto slide, in the guide recesses 8 of the cover loops. 'Eaeh de ending leg of the pail handle is also provide with an elon ated slot 14, which extends from approximate y the center of the leg down to near the lower extremity of said eg. The two pivots 9 of the Y pail pass through the elon ated slots.

F 1 of the drawing s owe the cover in its 0 osed osition, and wh n in such position, it w' be seen that the andle 6 thereof is close to or in contact with the under side of the hand piece 11 of the pail handle. This enables a person to grasp both handles at the same time, and by exerting anupward pull, not only is the cover drawn u wardly out of engagement with the rim of t e ail, but at the same time the leg members 0 the handle are drawn upwardly, as clearly shown in full T e parts are now in position for readily and conveniently turning the cover to the open dotted line position shown in Fig. 3, and which is accomplished merely by swinging the pail handle outwardly on its pivots, which of course also carries outwardl the cover, so that said cover lies along the si e of the pail. In readjusting the cover to a closedposition, the reverse 0 eration is necessary, t at is to "my, the pail andle and with it the cover are swung inwardly to the,

gras ing both handles and pushing downwar ly the cover is brought to its closed position, and at the same time the legs of the ailhandle are forced downwardly toItheir owest position, so that the arts again as sume the ositions shown 1.

Fromt e foregoing description, 1 will be seen that I provide a most convement construction of pail wherein it is impossible for the cover to be removed and ome lost, while at the same time the free 0 'ening and clos of the cover is not in the east interfered with. The construction furthermore permits the pail to be carried by its handle "without in the least interfering with the wardly, of being swung with the pail han e within its scope,

to an open position; and in addition thereto, and as an adjunctive feature thereof, the ca ability of the pail handle also having a sli ing movement with respect to and independent of the cover, and still further, and as i an adjunctive feature to the latter construction, the rovision also of a handle for the cover. T e invention furthermore includes the feature of a pail handle having its legs turnable and vertically slidable onpivots extending from the pail.-

, said legs being 'ivoted tothe What I claim as my invention is:

1. Thecombination of a pail orlrece tacle, a handle provided with'depending egs, ail or recep tacle and provi ed longitudina y with ribs,

and a cover provided with loops throughv which'the legs of the pail handle extend, said loops having recesses to receive freely therein of the legs, whereby the cover is v the ribs adapted to have an up and down sliding movement on said legs.

2. The combination of a pail provided with pivots, a handle for the pail provided with depending legs, each depending leg of said handle being provided longitudinally with ribs, and with an elongated slot, the pivots 0f the pail passing through said slots, and a cover provided, with loops through which the legs of the pail handle extend, said loops having recesses to receive freely therein the'ribs of the ,legs, whereby the cover is movement on said legs.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES THEURER. Witnesses:

ANNA F. SOHMIDTBAUEB,

A. L. MonsnLL.

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